Women's Health
Lack of prenatal care, testing fueling rise in congenital syphilis-related stillbirths
The number of congenital syphilis-related stillbirths increased annually from 2016 to 2022 in the U.S. while the proportion of cases resulting in stillbirth remained stable, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
VIDEO: ‘Less than 1%’ of federal funding goes to menopause research, prompting new program
CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Susan D. Reed, MD, MPH, MS, past president of The Menopause Society, highlights a new pilot program created to improve funding for research in menopause health, with up to four awards of $25,000 each.
VIDEO: Three takeaways on cognition and brain health during menopause
CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Pauline M. Maki, PhD, provides three takeaways from her talk on cognition and hormone therapy during menopause at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.
Trauma, sexual assault exposure may be ‘toxic’ for women’s brain health
CHICAGO — Exposure to trauma was tied to increased measures of inflammation and neuronal death for Black women and accelerated brain age indicators regardless of race and ethnicity, researchers reported.
Severe maternal morbidity risk high for women with vision, physical disabilities
Women with vs. without disabilities have higher severe maternal morbidity risk during childbirth, with the highest risks observed for women with vision or physical disabilities, researchers reported in O&G Open.
Health-related quality of life ‘significantly lower’ for menopausal women with HPV
Peri- and postmenopausal women with HPV have lower health-related quality of life compared with premenopausal counterparts, with the strongest differences observed within the sexuality domain, researchers reported.
Women with high ultraprocessed food intake have 56% greater lupus risk
Women who consume the greatest daily amount of ultraprocessed foods on average demonstrate a 56% higher risk for systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Maternal death declines after Dobbs possibly affected by COVID-19-related deaths
The decline in maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision was likely affected by a spike in COVID-19-related deaths during 2021, complicating efforts to assess the ramifications of restrictions on abortion access, researchers reported.
Cesarean delivery rates decline in California after efforts supporting vaginal birth
Cesarean deliveries declined statewide in California from 2015 to 2019 after efforts to support vaginal birth, including a marked reduction in cesarean deliveries before labor and those due to obstructed labor, researchers reported.
Single cell-free DNA test accurately detects fetal antigen status in alloimmunized women
Cell-free DNA analyses were accurate in detecting fetal antigen status as early as 10 weeks’ gestation in women with alloimmunized pregnancies, according to results of a large, diverse U.S. cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.